Title :
Nanowire coupling to photonic crystal nanocavities for single photon sources
Author :
Grillet, Christian ; Monat, Christelle ; Smith, Cameron ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Moss, David J. ; Frédérick, Simon ; Dalacu, Dan ; Poole, Philip J. ; Lapointe, Jean ; Aers, Geof ; Williams, Robin L.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), School of Physics, University of Sydney, N SW 2006, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate highly efficient evanescent coupling via a silica loop-nanowire, to ultra-small quantum-dot photonic-crystal cavities. It enables the tuning of both the Q-factor and the wavelength of the cavity mode independently.
Keywords :
Nanoscale devices; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Q factor; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431022
